Deputy offered ‘all 4 pounds of marijuana’ to let man out of April 19 arrest, officials said

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A 28-year-old Sebastian man told a deputy during a traffic stop he could have all 4 pounds of marijuana in his truck if he let him go, arrest records show.

Michael Bion Henderson(Photo: PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)

The deputy added bribery to Michael Bion Henderson’s charge of marijuana possession over 20 grams, according to jail records and Henderson’s arrest warrant that was signed by a judge the day before his July 12 arrest.

Henderson, of Balboa Street's 500 block, was pulled over for following a motor home too closely while it was “pouring rain,” the report said.

The arrest affidavit says the deputy stopped Henderson’s Ford F-350 in a Dairy Queen parking lot off County Road 512 near I-95, and smelled “the odor of burnt marijuana” from inside the truck.

Henderson, who’s listed occupation is lawn care, said his business partner had smoked the marijuana in the truck against his wishes, but told the deputy he had a “cannabis card.”

The deputy said Henderson appeared nervous but when he asked him if there was anything illegal in the truck, Henderson “looked me directly in the eyes and said there was 4 pounds of marijuana in the truck.”

According to the report, he first offered the deputy 2 pounds of marijuana, but then upped the amount to “all 4 pounds.”

Henderson was arrested 6:45 p.m. Friday and placed in Indian River County Jail on $20,000 bond. He was released after paying bail, jail records show.